BORO disabled supporters are celebrating victory after Sunderland handed over more tickets for Tuesday night’s League Cup clash.

We told how the Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters’ Association was unhappy with its allocation of just six wheelchair spaces at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light for the big Capital One Cup encounter.

Boro chief executive Neil Bausor vowed that the club would try to get more tickets for disabled supporters after the association said it was always given provision for 20 wheelchairs when Boro went to Sunderland in the Premiership or Championship.

And it’s been a decent result for Boro, with four more pairs of tickets now having arrived - one pair more than MDSA founder Paddy Cronesberry was asking for.

Mr Cronesberry said: “If we’d have got 20 more I’m sure we could have sold 20, but if they’re giving us four I’m still pleased with that.

“It means four more members of our association can go and watch the game, which is great, although I’m still a bit disappointed it has taken so long to get this resolution. It could have been done in the first two or three days really.”

Mr Cronesberry said the problems surfaced because Sunderland have changed the demographic of their stadium.

He said: “If they are going to change one end to another, and if there’s already a provision in place for 20 wheelchair spaces like there was in the original end, surely that should be maintained.

“Whether the logistics means it would cost them money, so be it.

“It’s not having a pop at Sunderland just because it’s them - I’d have done the same whoever it was.

“But the extra tickets are very welcome and I’d like to thank Middlesbrough ticket office and Jackie from Level Playing Field for their support.”

As for the big game, he’s predicting a close encounter with a Boro victory by the odd goal, possibly after extra time.